Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-20
INTERESTING INTERVIEW.
The Gazette Pats the Anger Into Hon
Barnett Gibbs and FseIs Well Re-
paid for the Effort.
''Beiter fer Government Ito Depend on
the People Than for the People to
Depend on Government"
Tha National and State REvenues-'.Abollsh
the State school Tax and E1pend the
Principal OF the School Fund.-

Elk Lieutenant Governor Gibbs was in
the city Tuesday evening and knowing
| that he never had al opinion he was
afraid to express, GAZETTE representa-
tive put the auger into him. Mr.. Gibbs
protested that this was an Off year
('since August A." said he) and that he
wasn't bothering himself about politics
anyhow.
"Weu, talk anyhow" said THE Ga
zETTE; ''this may be an off year, but
next year will be an con year. and you
are not famous for being afraid." At
this, the handsome DalIasite Strengthened
up and said, "What do you want?"
''Tell me what you think of Congress,
the revenue, etc. Are you candidate
for Congress next Year,"
"You put it plain enough" said Mr..
Gibbs, "but as to the next congressional
race, il will surprise me if l am candt-
date under any circumstances. It Is too
early to speculate on it, as Judge Abbott's
services may be such as to entitle him to
| a unanimous denomination; besides,
there is plenty Of good congressional
timber in the district, and am not as
ambitious as either my friends or enemies
think. There is more fun and freedom
| in fighting for ones convictions on 8
political issue than in playing dummy for
| fear of the tWo-thirds rule in a conven-
| ton"
| STATE AND NATIONAL OUTLOOK.
| In response to question on the out
look for the state and national Democ-
racy Mr.. Gibbs said:
"Mr. Cleveland will be nominated
without opposition. and some western
man for president. Whether the
ticket is elected or not depends upon the
next Congress. If the Democrats don't
make an earnest effort to reduce the sur
plus In the Treasury, and put the govern
ment on q less extrsvagsnt basis, there
will be q loss of several southern states.
If they get into an uncompromjsing quar-
rel about where the reduction shall be
made, and not reduce it at all, the party
will go into the next fight too badly
handicapped to hope for success. The sll
important demand OF the people is that
the present surplus be gotten rid o by the
payment of honest debts, and the current
expenses of an economically administered
government, and be avoided in
the future by revenue reduction
" hen Congress adjourns the country will
|
the effect thSt Democrats couldn't agree
where the reduction was to be made. An
equitable
REVISION OF THE TARIFF
would be in many respects preferable, but
to abolish the 10000, 900 year revenue
| from whisky and tobacco would bring the
relief sought, although it might not be
as eQuitabIy distributed among individ-
usls. Some of our congressman are
wiling to take the revenue off of tobacco
but not f OF whisky. l must confess l
don't see the difference. II it comes off
of one it should come Off Of both, other
wise we would not get rid of the army of
revenue officers, oppressive under Re-
publican and useless under Democratic
rule, as we don't need the revenue
collected at such great expense
II the tax is taken of OF butter, whisky
and tobacco l think it would not only be
better for the people morally and physic-
ally, but would rid the country OF On army
| of office holders which the Republican
partyAas used with terrible effect politi-
caIy
| 49, WHAT THE MASSES WANT
kis low taxes, fewer FEDERAL officials and
| no surplus or special funds in either ma
|
| dered or diverted. This is in accord with
true Democratic principles and the party
| cannot depend upon the enthusiastic sup
| port Of either the south or west on any
| other basis. No government is Demo-
cratic or beneticent which is rich in hoard
ed SURPRISES, special funds or unnecessary
officials. All and each of these things
breed corruption and oppression.
STATE SCHOOL TAX.
It is only question of q short time
until the people Of Texas, in the face Of
| free and int lligent discussion, will de-
mand that tt e state school tax be abol-
ished and the pubic SCHOOLS be supported
| by an expenditure of the principal of the
/ school fund as received into the treasury.
You see, in order to supplement the
school fund, taxes are levied On people
who pay current interest at the rate OF
ten or twelve per cent. per annum; at the
same time we are investing school
monies in securities bearing small in
| terest. The securities permitted by law
will soon be exhausted, and the state will
/ either have on hand a large non-produc-
tive school fund, or will have to loan to
| individuals and perhaps loan it
as when loaned to the railroads
| 1t takes very wise and honest govern
knaent to properly dispose of annual reve-
nues, and history fails to mention any
government that ever disposed Ola sur
| plus SO as to benefit people much as
they would have been benefited had the
money been left in their pockets. 1t is
ten thousand times better
AND MORE DEMOCRATIC
| for the government to get pinched and
have to
LOOK TO THE PEOPLE
for relief, than for the people to be
pipched and have to look to the govern
ment for relief. The greatest trouble
now, is, that in Washington they have two
men shovelliRg the money into the trea-
sury and only one shovelling it out when
that one ought to do both jobs.
| Between the encroschment of govern